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    Novel association of the CD226 (DNAM-1) Gly307Ser polymorphism in Wegener's granulomatosis and confirmation for multiple sclerosis in German patients

    Recently, there has been increasing evidence that a non-synonymous exchange (Gly307Ser) in the gene for CD226 is linked to several autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis (MS), rheuma...

    S Wieczorek, S Hoffjan, A Chan, L Rey, L Harper, H Fricke, J U Holle in Genes & Immunity (2009)

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    Hypoxia increases Sca-1/CD44 co-expression in murine mesenchymal stem cells and enhances their adipogenic differentiation potential

    Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are usually cultured under normoxic conditions (21% oxygen). However, in vivo, the physiological “niches” for MSCs have a much lower oxygen tension. Because of their plasticity, s...

    M. G. Valorani, A. Germani, W. R. Otto, L. Harper, A. Biddle in Cell and Tissue Research (2010)